Test Day!

No bell-ringer.

No homework.

We played Basketball Review today.  The students formed teams and then played again each other to see which team would score the most points.

Bell-ringer:  What are the 5 themes of Geography?


Homework:  Study for Test.

Test on Wednesday!  The students are preparing for their test by completing a study guide with all of the relevant information on it.  This will be their homework tonight and their study material tomorrow.

Bell-ringer:  List one important achievement from each of the civilizations we heard about on Friday.

Homework:  Finish the study guide and organize your binder.  Test on Wednesday.

Presentation day!  The students presented their posters.  We had a short day because of our reward movie, we watched "The Princess Bride." 

No bell-ringer.

No homework.

Day three of "Project: Informative posters and other such things."  Students are finishing their rough draft poster and once I see it they receive their final poster to be finished in class today.

Bell-ringer:  none

No homework.

Day two of "So you want to make a poster that represents the Mesopotamian Civilization while focusing on one specific kingdom, project."  Students are making their rough drafts of their posters.

Bell-ringer:  How long ago did Sargon overthrow the Sumerians?

No homework.

First day of the project.  The students are researching four different Mesopotamian city-states.  The students are listing the seven components of a civilization along with a map of the city-state.  They will be presenting their poster on Friday.
Today is just the day of research.

Bell-ringer:  Who was the king of Uruk?  When did he rule?

No homework.

I hope everyone had a nice weekend.  We covered primary and secondary sources today.  We went over many, many examples and hopefully that helps with an upcoming project on Egypt, look for it in a few weeks.  The students took a group quiz and then received a homework assignment.


Bell-ringer:  How many years passed between the Sumerians arriving in Mesopotamia and the Assyrians controlling all of Mesopotamia?  The students received a timeline with their bell-ringer sheet this week.

Homework:  Primary and Secondary sources worksheet.